Today EMC has released more information about something shown at EMC World called EMC ProtectPoint.  This new data protection offering brings direct backup from the VMAX3 to DataDomain.  In today’s work when a backup is kicked started data has to slow from the storage array to the application server.  This data then flows to the backup servers before being written to its final backup target.    Wouldn’t it be nice to cut out this middle man and write directly from the VMAX to DataDomain?   EMC ProtectPoint does just that.  This new offering will have native support for Oracle at GA, but I’m expecting this to grow quickly.  This will allow an Oracle DBA to use an RMAN directed backup to provide an extremely rapid and non-impactful backup.  The database will be put into hot backup mode.  Once complete, the VMAX data services layer will create SnapVX copies of the data LUNs.  After that completed the DB isRead More →

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EMC has unveiled its new message of Powerful, Trusted Agile at this redefined event today. Along with that comes the next generation VMAX hardware, the VMAX3. With this newest revision of EMC’s flagship product they look to bring the trust, and control of Centralized IT together with the cost, agility, and scale of modern Self Service IT. This release brings us three new hardware models: 100k, 200k, and 400k. Each of the new models are built on a single new architecture designed for hybrid cloud scale. This includes a new Operating System named Hypermax and a major overhaul of the virtual matrix. The RapidIO Virtual Matrix has been replaced with a 56GB/s Infiniband Dynamic Virtual Matrix.  What do they mean by dynamic? This new design allows for the vertical and horizontal movement of CPU resources inside the array.  CPU resources are divided into three groups or pools: front end host access, back in storage access, and dataRead More →

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